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During its UK Nintendo Direct presentation yesterday, Nintendo revealed a Yoshi 3DS XL system - just the hardware, no Yoshi game included - heading to Europe on March 14, Tiny Cartridge points out.

Earlier this month, we caught wind of a Yoshi's New Island 3DS XL bundle rumored to launch on March 14, but a hardware-software collection hasn't been announced just yet. There's no word on a North American launch for the Yoshi system.

Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi confirmed that he is working on a new entry in the series that will shift those games in a new direction. Japan gets a Monster Hunter 4 3DS XL on March 27, this one based on the dual-horned, hairy beast Rajang. That system was announced during Nintendo's Japanese stream of Nintendo Direct.

This whole "three streams for three different regions all at the same time" process is making it tough to keep track of everything, at least if you're a disembodied, global internet person-simulation like us.

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We got quite a bit of 3DS news from today's Nintendo Direct, but it wasn't without a few tender morsels for Wii U owners. In addition to Little Mac appearing in Super Smash Bros, Game Boy Advance games hitting Virtual Console and the announcement of NES Remix 2, Nintendo rolled out new trailers for some of the Wii U's biggest upcoming games.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eshopmario-and-luigi-superstar-sagametroid-fusionnintendonintendo-direct-spring-2014virtual-consolewii-uyoshis-island-super-mario-advance-3Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:43:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/mario-kart-8-shooting-turtle-shells-on-may-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/mario-kart-8-shooting-turtle-shells-on-may-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/mario-kart-8-shooting-turtle-shells-on-may-30/#commentsMario Kart 8 will launch on May 30, Nintendo announced during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. The next entry in the long-running driving series will also be the first on the Wii U. The kart racer was announced during the publisher's E3 2013 presentation and was initially given a "spring 2014" launch window.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>kart-racingmariomario-kartmario-kart-8nintendonintendo-directnintendo-direct-spring-2014release-datewii-uThu, 13 Feb 2014 17:42:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/soccer-rpg-inazuma-eleven-launching-on-3ds-eshop-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/soccer-rpg-inazuma-eleven-launching-on-3ds-eshop-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/soccer-rpg-inazuma-eleven-launching-on-3ds-eshop-today/#commentsInazuma Eleven will launch today on the 3DS eShop for $19.99, Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct livestream. The eShop-exclusive has players directing players on a soccer field with tactical RPG elements. The game appeared and then disappeared from Nintendo's North American release calendar in January.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3ds3ds-eshopeShopinazuma-elevenLevel-5nintendonintendo-directnintendo-direct-spring-2014out-nowrelease-daterpgsoccersportsThu, 13 Feb 2014 17:34:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/mario-golf-world-tour-tees-off-on-may-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/mario-golf-world-tour-tees-off-on-may-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/mario-golf-world-tour-tees-off-on-may-2/#commentsMario Golf World Tour launches on May 2 in North America for 3DS and 2DS, Nintendo announced today.

The game features a Castle Club mode that allows players to hit the green with their own, customized characters. There are eight customizable items sold in the in-game shop, including clubs, golf balls and clothing, and character stats can be upgraded as each player sees fit. Mario Gold World Tour also has a training mode.

The May 2 date is a delay from Mario Golf World Tour's original launch window in summer 2013.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsnintendonintendo-direct-spring-2014release-dateThu, 13 Feb 2014 17:23:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/free-to-play-steel-diver-launches-today-on-3ds-eshop/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/free-to-play-steel-diver-launches-today-on-3ds-eshop/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/free-to-play-steel-diver-launches-today-on-3ds-eshop/#commentsSteel Diver will surface on the 3DS eShop today, Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation. It should be available right after today's Nintendo Direct.

The new Steel Diver is a first-person, free-to-play take on Nintendo's original 3DS launch game. The eShop download will be free, but it can be upgraded to a premium version that includes many additional, superior ships, customization options and all of the single-player missions. The free version allows access to seven single-player missions and two subs. There will be five ships sold as individual DLC, though only premium accounts are able to purchase DLC.

All players will have access to local and online multiplayer. Steel Diver joins Rusty's Real Deal Baseball as Nintendo's first free-to-play games.

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Nintendo announced a 3DS mini-game collection by the name of Rusty's Real Deal Baseball during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. The game is free to download, and offers one demo game by default. The rest are cartridges that players purchase for their "Nontendo 4DS," a small console inside the game that houses all the baseball mini-games.

The catch to Rusty's Real Deal Baseball is the haggling system within the game, in which players attempt to talk the mini-game store's owner (Rusty, who happens to be a dog) into lowering the real-life prices of the mini-games. This is accomplished not only by chatting Rusty up at the right times, but by bribing him with items earned within the games players already own until the shopkeeper (or one of his kids) announces the minimum price has been met. Completing rounds in mini-games also earns players collectible stamps, which unlock items for use in bargaining.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsbaseballfree-to-playHagglingmini-gamesnintendonintendo-directnintendo-direct-spring-2014rustyrustys-real-deal-baseballThu, 13 Feb 2014 17:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/kirby-triple-deluxe-rolls-to-north-america-on-may-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/kirby-triple-deluxe-rolls-to-north-america-on-may-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/13/kirby-triple-deluxe-rolls-to-north-america-on-may-2/#commentsKirby: Triple Deluxe will launch on May 2 in North America, Nintendo announced during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. The game was first announced in October 2013, and arrived in Japan in January.

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2014 has been great and all, but it's felt like something's been missing. Something like a livestream of a 54-year-old Japanese executive staring at some bananas. Let's remedy that.

The first Nintendo Direct of 2014 kicks off at 2PM PT/5PM ET/10PM UK time, and you can watch it right here on Joystiq. Up for discussion? "Wii U and 3DS games launching by the end of spring" is the official word, but don't discount the Big N chucking a few curveballs. After all, Nintendo of America promises 41 minutes of video in today's broadcast.

As always, we've got the North American news-stream up top, while Euro and Japanese streams are below the break. If you miss it, we'll have the replay up as soon as possible, and we'll also cover all of the news as and when it hits.

Update: The show's over, but we've embedded the full video of the stream above for your viewing pleasure.